Western Sahara

Total	Major seabird families
Diomedeidae Albatrosses	0	Spheniscidae Penguins	0	Procellariidae Petrels and shearwaters	4	Phalacrocoracidae Cormorants	1
Hydrobatidae Storm-petrels	0	Alcidae Auks	0	Laridae Gulls and terns	16	Anatidae Ducks, geese and swans	1

IUCN Red List Status

The numbers in brackets refer to the country's rank when compared to other countries and territories globally.

Western Sahara at a glance

Land area

266,000 km²

BirdLife Partner

Species
Total number of birds	167
Globally threatened birds	8
Country endemics	1
Important Bird & Biodiversity Areas
Number of IBAs	0
Total IBA area	0 km²
IBA area as % of land area	0%
Endemic Bird Areas
Number of EBAs	0

Recommended Citation
BirdLife International (2024) Country profile: Western Sahara. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/country/western-sahara on 24/11/2024.